Patents by Inventor Luisa Nicoletti

Luisa Nicoletti has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for detecting a neutron generator operating in air
    Patent number: 10852283
    Abstract: A system that may identify when a pulsed neutron generator is operating while disposed in an undesirable environment, such as in air, may include a pulsed neutron generator designed to emit neutrons in an environment. The system may also include a radiation detector designed to take measurements of the neutrons. The system may also include data processing circuitry designed to determine if the environment surrounding the pulsed neutron generator is air based at least in part on a neutron signal obtained by the radiation detector. The determination may include comparing one or more characteristics of the neutron signal with corresponding reference characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marie-Laure Mauborgne, Francoise Allioli, Mauro Manclossi, Luisa Nicoletti
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING A NEUTRON GENERATOR OPERATING IN AIR
    Publication number: 20190187116
    Abstract: A system that may identify when a pulsed neutron generator is operating while disposed in an undesirable environment, such as in air, may include a pulsed neutron generator designed to emit neutrons in an environment. The system may also include a radiation detector designed to take measurements of the neutrons. The system may also include data processing circuitry designed to determine if the environment surrounding the pulsed neutron generator is air based at least in part on a neutron signal obtained by the radiation detector. The determination may include comparing one or more characteristics of the neutron signal with corresponding reference characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Marie-Laure Mauborgne, Francoise Allioli, Mauro Manclossi, Luisa Nicoletti